Recent search

    FHH | Lapis Lazuli: The Stunning Blue Gemstone

    Lapis lazuli

    天青石 Lapis lazuli Lapis-lazuli

    Glossary

    Thematic Jewellery, Material

    A rich blue opaque gemstone often used in watch dials. It is specked with pyrite that looks like gold. Lapis has a hardness of 5.5; it has a specific gravity of 2.4 to 2.9. Lapis lazuli is not a mineral but a rock that contains the minerals lazurite, calcite and hauynite